8 John Van Hamersveld Quotes for You to Enjoy

John Van Hamersveld

American Artist

Born: 1941

Art Design Made People Work World

Related authors: Andy Warhol Jackson Pollock Jean-Michel Basquiat Jeff Koons Kehinde Wiley Keith Haring Yoko Ono

In teaching color, you teach people how to look something and see the tone in it and break it down to be able to paint it and reproduce that color. But then, I'm psychedelic, so I look at color differently. I like colors that are in contrast with one another, so that they flicker back and forth. John Van Hamersveld

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In 1970, I was turning 29 years old, just 4 years out of art school. I had created a black and white drawing style mascot portrait called 'Johnny.' I made a poster for it and sent it around the world to corporate art departments. John Van Hamersveld

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In 2008, 'Surfer's Journal' published 'The Next Wave' image with an article. John Van Hamersveld

Wave Journal Article Next Published Image

With the Larry Bertlemann portrait, I started with a photograph that I could use for it. I built the drawing's identity to serve as a graphic identity. After a number of sketches, I went into my own abstract vernacular of drawn lines and shapes to create the composition for the poster design. John Van Hamersveld

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Because I went to Chouinard, which then became CalArts, I became a multi-discipline artist - it wasn't just about painting, it was about media and performance. John Van Hamersveld

Painting About Performance Became Because Artist Just Which Then Media

I'm working on my own work, my own publishing company. John Van Hamersveld

Work Own My Own Working Company Publishing Publishing Company

My life in Hollywood surrounded by celebrities became a point of view for me - sports, fashion, music, film, arts, and politics as a media play. John Van Hamersveld

Life Politics Music Fashion Me Sports My Life Point Point Of View Became Surrounded Celebrities Arts Hollywood View Media Film Play

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